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Raytheon Wins Air Force Satellite Communications Contract
Marlborough MA (SPX) Feb 12, 2008 Raytheon has won the U.S. Air Force's competition to upgrade a satellite communications system that provides protected communications to warfighters around the world. The contract, valued in excess of $75 million, is for development and production of the Minuteman Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network program upgrade, or MMPU. Raytheon began work on the current MMP solution for the Air Force in 1999 as part of a study contract. "This award is further testament to our unparalleled expertise in protected satellite communications and advanced extremely high frequency, or AEHF, communications across the services," said Jerry Powlen, vice president, Raytheon Network Centric Systems' Integrated Communications Systems. "The MMPU contract, along with our protected SATCOM contract for the Navy Multiband Terminal and our efforts on the Army's Secure Mobile Anti Jam Reliable Tactical Terminal, demonstrates our innovative technology solutions." As part of the MMPU contract, Raytheon Network Centric Systems will develop, deliver, and support an advanced satellite communication system of ground-based communication terminals. The Air Force expects to field the terminals for operational test and evaluation in late 2009, which is consistent with Department of Defense's plans to have its advanced extremely high frequency satellite constellation in operation in 2010. MMPU provides the mission flexibility, data throughput and transmission assurance that allows Air Force and national command and control networks to extend seamlessly from the president and other national command authorities to operational forces. The Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network provides the president and the Department of Defense with assured connectivity to warfighters around the world. Raytheon won the $1 billion Navy Multiband Terminal contract in June 2007. Under the contract Raytheon will deliver the next-generation of protected SATCOM to the Navy. Raytheon's SMART-T is the first AEHF system to go into production with the proven capability to communicate with the next generation of Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellites. AEHF is the Department of Defense's primary system to provide highly protected satellite communications through 2020. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Read the latest in Military Space Communications Technology at SpaceWar.com
Boeing, NG and L-3 All Developing US Navy's EPX prgram
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 08, 2008Boeing yesterday was awarded a $1.25 million concept refinement contract for the U.S. Navy's EPX program. EPX is a manned airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting aircraft that will replace the Navy's EP-3 signals intelligence (SIGINT) platform. |
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